Whodunit Column by Bruce Tierney

As James Thompson’s Helsinki Blood opens, Finnish police inspector Kari Vaara is but a shadow of his former self, in many of the ways that are vital to his ongoing career as a cop: “I’m shot to pieces. Bullets to my knee and jaw—places I’ve been shot before—have left me a wreck.” Vaara is not anybody’s idea of a clean cop; in fact, he is holed up...

Audio Column by Sukey Howard

There’s a new kid on the thriller-diller block named Roger Hobbs, and he’s the real deal. Ghostman, his debut, has already been optioned by Warner Bros., with much interest from Leonardo DiCaprio. Many heads are bashed, endless cell phones trashed, a lot of blood is spilled and a lot of money is stolen as we follow a preternaturally cool, Aeneid-loving antihero, who may or may not...